6:53 AM ET Kumi Yokoyama said that they were inspired by OL Reign’s Quinn. Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images Washington Spirit and Japan forward Kumi Yokoyama came out as a transgender man in a video posted to Yuki Nagasato‘s YouTube channel on Sunday. Yokoyama said they were encouraged to tell their story after living in
News His new role “will be to ensure that all the right questions are being asked while contributing to shaping of new ideas” Two-time T20 World champion Daren Sammy has been added to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) board as an independent non-member director. Sammy was one of three appointments of Independent Directors approved at
New York Islanders’ Mathew Barzal draws fine, but eligible to play in Game 6 after dodging suspension Mathew Barzal, who has 12 points this postseason, was fined $5,000 Tuesday, the maximum allowable under the NHL CBA, for cross-checking Tampa Bay defenseman Jan Rutta in Game 5, but the Islander was not suspended, and will play
9:19 PM ET Associated Press CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Nate Ebner won’t get to compete at the Tokyo Olympics between NFL seasons after withdrawing from contention for the U.S. rugby sevens squad because of injury. The 32-year-old Ebner said he had surgery after playing for the New York Giants in the 2020 NFL season and
10:00 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. One minute the Detroit Pistons are being duped by Blake Griffin, the next they have secured the
4:50 PM ET The Atlanta Braves placed left-hander Max Fried on the 10-day injured list Tuesday because of a blister on his left index finger. Fried had been scheduled to start Wednesday in the Braves’ series finale against the New York Mets at CitiField. The move was made retroactive to Saturday. Last Friday, Fried pitched
8:31 PM ET Claressa Shields isn’t wasting any time getting back in the cage. Less than two weeks after her MMA debut, the boxing standout is now booked for a return to PFL on Aug. 27 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, promotion officials told ESPN. No opponent has been named yet. The
7:51 PM ET Associated Press MALLORCA, Spain — Fifth-ranked Dominic Thiem retired from his match at the grass-court Mallorca Championships on Tuesday because of pain in his right wrist, less than a week before the start of Wimbledon. The 27-year-old Austrian was leading 5-2 against Adrian Mannarino, but he grimaced and clutched his wrist after
Report Kimber strikes 53 off 28 balls as Foxes recover from 80 for 5 Leicestershire 174 for 8 (Kimber 53, Steel 46) beat Derbyshire 132 (Came 40) by 42 runs Louis Kimber‘s maiden Vitality Blast fifty helped Leicestershire Foxes to a 42-run win over Derbyshire Falcons in the North Group match at Derby. Kimber struck
3:29 PM ET Associated Press Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by choice. The 60-man field was set Tuesday based on the world ranking with a half-dozen late withdrawals, a list that included U.S. Open runner-up Louis Oosthuizen